Faceless Love is an ongoing Thai series starring Dew Jirawat Sutivanichsak, Kao Supassara Thanachart and Luke Ishikawa Plowden. The series is directed by Koo Ekkasit Trakulkasemsuk, and Pantip Vibultham and the screenplay is by Nepal Jitranon. Here is our review and first take on Faceless Love Thai Drama.
A Unique Concept/ Face Blindness
The storyline of Faceless Love follows a young man suffering from prosopagnosia or “face blindness” caused by a childhood trauma.
He has an older cousin who is seemingly protective of him while being equally mysterious.
A new character enters their lives, bringing revelations and potential change.
The Plot of Faceless Love
The series could have been so much more if not for the cliche plot. Four episodes in, and it’s going in the same old direction of triangle love, enemies to lovers, boss-employee, rich man-poor girl romance, and rich people’s problems.
The Execution and Performances in the drama Faceless Love
Faceless Love has an okay execution with a decent production value. The production design makes the visuals stunning. Also, hats off to whoever did the costume design.
Dew Jirawat Sutivanichsak as the stoic Veekit is one of his most convincing performances in recent times. Luke Ishikawa Plowden also shines in some scenes. But Kao Supassara Thanachart truly stands out from the rest.
To be honest, performances fall short due to poor execution in some scenes. The scene where the cousins fight is hilarious (though it is a serious scene). Child artists have done a better job than the older actors.
The Let-Down in the Drama
Need I say it’s cringeworthy to see a boss taking a new employee for a makeover? – and yes it happens, not once (we need to seriously get over Boys Over Flowers, come on, it’s a new decade).
Also, sniffing your employee just because you cannot recognize her face and holding her hand without consent is still sexual harassment (really, people need to stop romanticising these things).
And, short-shaming a girl is not funny, cute or romantic. It is – what’s the word that the makers probably didn’t think of – BODY SHAMING (just stop glorifying these things as romance).
The worst part of it all is that every single character is a trope and it’s boring at this point to watch these again on screen (unless of course, the actors can bring something different to the table).
Final Thoughts on Faceless Love
Faceless Love isn’t worth your time. Watch it at your own risk. All I would say is that it’s better than Wednesday Club and cannot be on (a) par with Last Twilight.
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